The U-37 Beacon Plumbing team has its work cut out for itself this week to try to piece the U-37 back together before Seafair. The prop broke during the finals - costing driver Jean Theoret the trophy - and blew holes in the boat.

"Divers and salvage team are working overtime this week on the Columbia River. Three props and one rudder are lying at the bottom of the river. The U-5 Formulaboats.com, the U-13 Graham Trucking and the U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing all lost props while the U-48 Albert Lee presents Lakeridge Paving lost a rudder, pushing David Williams into a dangerous hook while he was in second place during his heat."

Thanks to our good friends at Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Team, here are a couple of photos of the U-50 Albert Lee Appliances presents Spirit of the Navy, "posing" with the Blue Angels at Boeing Field on Monday.

The time since returning home from a second place finish at the Columbia Cup has been busy for Greg O'Farrell's Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Team.

The team got the U-48 Miss Lakeridge Paving into the shop and began repairing the rudder bracket and associated systems.

"Repairs on the 48 are underway as we breathe," said crew member Patrick Gleason on Tuesday morning. "The new rudder bracket should be in place shortly and other repairs are underway."

Gleason also reported that some minor repairs to the bottom were expected to be happening as well. The U-50's "new style" cowl repairs were complete, too, and the team plans to have it back on the boat in Seattle.

DAVE VILLOCK, U-1 ELAM:On his lane violation penalty: "We had three boats trying to get into two lanes. So the 5 tried to cross behind the 10 and I pulled up alongside the 10 and didn't allow him to do that and they called me for it because I closed off the possibility but he had no right-away at that point. He came from the infield and he doesn't have right-away at that point. We were here to test things, get things running, and we did that, so that's good."

JEAN THEORET, U-37 BEACON PLUMBING:On breaking his prop: "It was a great disappointment, but also it is a very satisfying feeling to go out there and be in front so much, to be with all these fast competitors, to get the inside lane. It was great satisfaction and then a great disappointment. But if that's the way the Lord wants it, then we have to accept it."

STEVE DAVID, U-6 OH BOY! OBERTO:On the win: "Let's let the Oberto team thank every other team out there because I know they drove their hearts out. Dave Bryant, Jean Theoret, who was clearly beating us, and the Formula guys really battled all day, and Dave Villwock and the Elam were running fast. We are running with some of the finest drivers in the world. Today's our day, tomorrow, who knows. Oberto will celebrate this day. We go from here with a lot more points than we came in with. Oberto is delighted. This is one of the few races I hadn't one, so it is an honor to win this one."